The phrase “culture eats strategy for breakfast” is well known in business — and in manufacturing, it’s never more true than with continuous improvement. Because the truth is this: you can’t improve what you don’t culturally support. At CBS, we’ve seen too many companies launch lean programs, train their teams on kaizen events, and hang…
In today’s fast-paced, high-pressure business environment, it’s all too easy for organizations to slip into a perpetual state of firefighting. When problems arise – and they inevitably will – the knee-jerk reaction is often to hastily apply a Band-Aid solution and move on to the next crisis. While this approach may provide temporary relief, it…
The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped how we work, challenging organizations to adapt quickly to a virtual work environment. Before the pandemic, many companies had remote work policies in place, but they were often less formal and more focused on occasional telecommuting. When the world went remote overnight, it exposed a fundamental challenge: building and maintaining a…
Employee attrition, or turnover, is a common problem for businesses of all sizes. It can be costly and disruptive, and it can also damage a company’s reputation. There are many reasons why employees leave their jobs, including uncompetitive compensation, lack of growth or development opportunities, unpleasant or unsatisfactory work environments, and poor management. In many…
No matter the size of your business, employee turnover is a significant problem. It is a costly process that affects not only the positions in question but also the entire organization. When employees walk out the door, they take with them the knowledge and proficiencies they’ve spent a lot of time and effort to acquire….
Competitive Business Solutions has years of hands-on skills identifying performance issues like labor shortages and other challenges facing companies today. The Key to success in many cases is a lean and sustainable operating system that gives the management team new skills to successfully operate the company.
Many companies that are looking to start a Continuous Improvement program know that they need to drive improvement but are unsure of where to start.
Toyota and Danaher are just a couple of companies that are held up as examples of world-class operating systems and best-in-class lean organizations. While there is much to learn from these companies, I contend business can learn as much by benchmarking good sports teams. In fact, most average sports teams have exceeded some of the…
SOLUTION AREA: Operational Excellence, Program and Project Management
Life is full of examples where people have confused confidence with competence. Too often in business and industry, the consequences can be long lasting.
SOLUTION AREA: Operational Excellence, Leadership and Change Management, Acquisitions and Integration
As companies move forward with strategic planning, we often find disconnects between their goals, the actions or plans to achieve those goals, and the metrics used for tracking the performance of those actions.
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